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Ahsan Ali Gardezi vs State S — 2025 PCrLJ 1801 ISLAMABAD

Case information

Citation
2025 PCrLJ 1801 ISLAMABAD
Court
Islamabad High Court
Year
2025
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
Ahsan Ali Gardezi vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 377-B---S

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Judgment text as reported

Ahsan Ali Gardezi VS State S. 377-B---Sexual abuse---Appreciation of evidence---CCTV footage on record---Corroborating the ocular account---Accused was charged for sexually harassing the minor daughter of the complainant---Statements of two eye-witnesses had been viewed in the context of the CCTV footage collected by the Investigating Officer, which was played in the Trial Court---Court had also reviewed the said video, which was collected from a plaza, located in front of the mosque, where a camera had been installed---Video footage of approximately 31 minutes, obtained from a camera installed in the market on a plaza in front of the mosque (approximately 30 to 40 yards away), confirmed that a man approached the children and also verified the conversation and, astonishingly, both minors left the bench in front of the mosque; however, the person chased them---Most astonishing scene in the video footage was when the victim girl hit the accused multiple times to express her anger and reaction against the accused in an attempt to stop him from harassing her, yet the accused continued his actions---Said incident corroborated the stance taken by both the victim and the direct witness, aged about 07 years, based on the CCTV footage collected by Investigating Officer---Said corroboration left nothing in favor of the appellant---As per the forensic report, the CCTV footage was found to be genuine, without any editing or tampering---Circumstances established that the prosecution had successfully proved the case beyond any shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was dismissed, accordingly.

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